News from Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The capital city of Odisha seems to be slowly turning into the crime capital of the State due to a rise in criminal activities be it loot, snatching, or even murder in broad daylight. Observers believe that Covid pandemic induced lockdowns considerably reduced criminal activities, but the easing of relaxations and gradual commencement of […]

New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) issued a big statement on Tuesday regarding plasma therapy, which is touted as a life saving intervention for patients suffering from severe Covid-19. The Director-General (DG) of ICMR, Balram Bhargava, stated that plasma therapy may be deleted from the national clinical protocols for the management of […]

Puri: Amid the high-voltage campaigning ahead of the Pipili by-election, a woman BJP leader was allegedly attacked by a worker of ruling BJD today. Rashmi Rekha Das, the secretary of…

New Delhi: Indian Army Vice Chief Lieutenant General S. K. Saini visited US Army 25th Infantry Division Lightning Academy and interacted with troops on Tuesday. Lt Gen S. K. Saini also witnessed jungle training and Chinook Helicopter sling load carriage over there. He will return to India on Wednesday. He went to the US for […]

Malkangiri: In a macabre act, a group of armed Maoists reportedly killed a man by slitting his throat and thrashed two others mercilessly suspecting them to be police informers at Khajuriguda area under Jodamba police station limits on Wednesday. The move from the ultras came close on the heels of recovery of seven Improvised Explosive […]

Balasore: A 19-year-old divyang girl from Odisha’s Balasore district has written a letter to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik requesting him to grant her a house under government scheme. The girl, Madhumita Pani of Ishanpur village under Chalunigan panchayat of Balasore district, is suffering from speech impairment and left her studies after Class IX. Madhumita’s father […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has constituted a state-level task force to prepare a master plan for the next three years for the reduction of man-animal conflict in the state. The 18-member task force has been constituted under the chairmanship of Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) and Chief Wildlife Warden, informed Forest and Environment Minister […]

Mumbai: Singer Neha Kakkar on Tuesday surprised fans with a video where she is seen participating in a Roka ceremony with singer Rohanpreet Singh, adding fuel to speculations that the couple is set to wed later this month. Sharing the video on her verified Instagram account, Neha thanked her parents for arranging the Roka ceremony, […]

New Delhi: Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution claimed that the Paddy procurement in current season has exceeded by 22.43 per cent as compared to the previous season and the Government continues to procure Kharif 2020-21 crops on MSP from the farmers. The ministry in a statement said Paddy procurement for Kharif 2020-21 […]

New York: A high-ranking US official said that he is optimistic that any possible outcome of the November 3 presidential election won’t affect the deepening ties with India because “this relationship is much bigger than any one political party”. “What leaves me optimistic is the longer-term perspective I have on the US-India relationship,” US Deputy […]

Balasore: A newborn baby girl who was rescued from under a tree in Soro area of Balasore district on Tuesday died while undergoing treatment at a hospital. According to sources, the infant was found lying under a tree behind a car showroom at Uttareswara area. One Surendra Nayak rescued her after hearing her cry and […]

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has increased to 40.7 million, while the deaths have soared to more than 1,123,960, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Wednesday morning, the total number of cases stood at 40,728,371, while the death toll surged to 1,123,967, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering […]

Bhubaneswar: Vigilance sleuths on Wednesday conducted simultaneous raids at five places associated with Sarada Prasad Gauda, assistant engineer of Bhubaneswar R&B Division-5, on charges amassing properties disproportionate to his know sources of income. According to sources, several teams of the anti-corruption agency raided Gauda’s three-storied building at Ganga Nagar, parental, relative and in-law’s houses in […]

New Delhi/Beijing: The Chinese soldier, who was apprehended by the Indian Army in the Demchok sector of Eastern Ladakh on Monday, has been handed over to China, official sources said on Wednesday. Corporal Wang Ya Long was handed over to the Chinese military on Tuesday night at Chushul-Moldo border point in eastern Ladakh, the sources […]

New Delhi: The number of new coronavirus infections reported in India in a span of 24 hours remained below 60,000 for the third consecutive day, taking India’s COVID-19 caseload to 76,51,107, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. A total of 54,044 fresh infections were reported in a day, while the death […]